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Post Achaemenid Silver Belt Mount Group with Winged Bulls Post Achaemenid Silver Belt Mount Group with Winged Bulls Post Achaemenid Silver Belt Mount Group with Winged Bulls
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LOT 1386

Post Achaemenid Silver Belt Mount Group with Winged Bulls

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

2 3/4 - 3 3/8 in. (95 grams total, 68-86 mm).

Each rectangular with rolled edges forming a frame, repoussé central panel with winged bulls and other motifs, applied hollow domed studs. [7, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a deceased family collection formed in the 1980s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1386

Post Achaemenid Silver Belt Mount Group with Winged Bulls

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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